New York A 8118: Relates to notice to elected officials upon receipt of certain applications

Status: REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 8118

Sponsors: Samuel Pirozzolo

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A08118 Summary:

BILL NOA08118 

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SPONSORPirozzolo

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Amd §61, Cannabis L

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Relates to providing notice to elected officials upon receipt and approval of an application for a cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption license.

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05/01/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8118

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 1, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. PIROZZOLO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to notice to elected offi-
 cials upon receipt of certain applications

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 61 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
 3 4. The board shall, within thirty days of the receipt as well as upon
 4 approval of a completed application for an adult-use retail dispensary
 5 license or an adult-use on-site consumption license, provide written
 6 notice to the members of the state assembly and senate who represent the
 7 district in which the premises of the proposed dispensary or on-site
 8 consumption establishment is located, that the application was received
 9 by the board.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the canna-
 11 bis control board shall provide the notice required by subdivision 4 of
 12 section 61 of the cannabis law as added by section one of this act for
 13 any completed application which is pending as of the effective date of
 14 this act.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11496-01-5

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